Cast Iron Bourbon Ribeye Steak

I truly believe the best and easiest way to cook a steak is in a pan, and a cast iron pan is the best pan to use but you can use other types of pans. Searing the steak and cooking it in butter and olive oil not only locks in the juices of the steak but allows the steak to form a beautiful and flavorful crust. This is a really quick and easy recipe and you will never want to grill a steak ever again.

Ingredients:
Ribeye
2 tablespoons of butter
4 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
1/4 cup of bourbon

Cooking Instructions:

Seasoning the steak is key in this recipe. Make sure the steak is room temperature, the meat soaks up the flavor and cooks more evenly when the meat is not cold. Liberally apply salt garlic powder and pepper to both sides of the steak. Allow the steak to sit and soak up the seasoning while you add the olive oil to the cast iron pan. Bring the pan up to a high temperature, you want the pan to be very hot initially so the oil is hot and will sear the steak immediately. Once the pan and oil are hot place the steak in the pan, but make sure you are laying the steak down away from you as to avoid being splashed by hot oil. This cooking process is very simple but you cannot leave the stove once you lay the steak down. You need to keep your full attention on the steak. Cook the steak for 3-4 minutes on each side. Only flip the steak once, let the steak sear for 3-4 minutes of one side, and then flip and let the other side sear for 3-4 minutes. Once you flip your steak, now add the butter to the pan and reduce the heat to medium as to not burn the butter. With a table spoon, you want to ladle the melted butter and and oil over the steak, allowing the steak to soak up all that yummy flavor. After doing this to both sides of the steak, remove the steak and let sit. Bring the pan back up to high heat and add the 1/4 cup of bourbon to the pan and constantly stir the liquid to make sure the butter, oil, and bourbon mix. Once the bourbon has been cooked down and the alcohol has been significantly reduced pour the sauce over the steak and enjoy this amazing meal.


photos to come after this post!! I am having a steak night with a few friends of mine so I will post photos of in action cooking.